Yeah, that struck me as well, and I wondered why so long?
It's a robot. There's no benefit to sending it quickly, so they choose a "minimum energy" trajectory. When planning orbits, "minimum energy" means "maximum payload".
29 posted on 01/09/2024 10:29:11 AM PST by NorthMountain
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